The best episodes of The Mentalist Season 5
Season 5 only — ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
While the team investigates the murder of a diamond cutter, Jane meets a girl who claims to be his late daughter, Charlotte.
- 02
While Jane tries to decipher Lorelei's connection to Red John, the CBI team is forced to partner with the FBI to solve the murder of a hotel employee.
- 03
Lorelei Martins returns, determined to find out if Red John had a role in her sister's death, and Jane is forced to confess to Lisbon his part in Lorelei's prison escape.
- 04
The CBI investigates the death of a geologist, which Lisbon is convinced is the key to bringing down Tommy Volker.
- 05
Jane and the CBI team investigate a 25-year-old case that seems to connect Red John with members of the Visualize cult, and Lisbon contemplates her future.
- 06
Flashing back several years, a distraught Patrick Jane arrives at the CBI to ask for evidence in the Red John investigation. However, while shadowing Libson, Jane winds up helping the team solve the murder of a judge's son.
- 07
The CBI team investigates when the body of a female army medic who worked with soldiers with PTSD is found near a military base.
- 08
The team investigates the murder of a reporter who may have become too close to her story, while Jane insists on pursuing his own leads to find Lorelei.
- 09
With the help of Bret Stiles, Jane orchestrates an elaborate plan to break Lorelei Martins out of prison in the hope that she will lead him to Red John.
- 10
The death of a young botanist leads the team into the lucrative world of medical marijuana, while Cho's work with the rapid response team brings him back into contact with Summer.
- 11
The team delves into the surprisingly cut-throat world of academics in a case involving a graduate student at a natural history museum, and Jane helps Bertram improve his poker game.
- 12
LaRoche personally requests Jane's help when the mysterious container he's been hiding for nine years is stolen from his home.
- 13
Just as Jane narrows down the Red John suspect list to seven, Red John strikes at a victim with links to Jane's past.
- 14
When Rigsby's father is found injured at a crime scene, the team must find out if it is the result of a long-standing small-town gang war.
- 15
The team investigates the kidnapping of a couple that may be the victim of mistaken identity, while Jane continues his investigation into Lorelei's whereabouts.
- 16
Jane and the team investigate the murder of an elderly heiress whose remains are found in the living room of her spooky mansion.
- 17
A bank employee is murdered during a heist and Jane and the team must work to track down the killer. Meanwhile, Lisbon is pulled deeper into the CBI/FBI rivalry.
- 18
The CBI team investigates the murder of a real estate agent with former gang ties, while Jane searches for leads on his new connection to Red John.
- 19
Rigsby and Van Pelt go undercover as a couple with relationship problems to investigate the death of a woman who received advice from a radio love doctor.
- 20
The CBI team visits a high-end California rehab center in order to investigate the death of a young model who was a patient there, while Lisbon ramps up her investigation into Tommy Volker.
- 21
The CBI team investigates when the young lead of a local theater production dies on the eve of the opening. Meanwhile, Jane hopes to get more information about Red John from the comatose Jason Lennon.
- 22
The CSI team heads out to a run-down Wild West tourist town when the owner is found dead. Meanwhile, Kirkland tries to find out how much Jane knows about Red John.
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